Again, Corps Members Left In Limbo, Receive N33k Allowance Despite DG’s Promise
Despite promises by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) that corps members will start receiving the increased monthly allowance of N77,000 starting February 2025, the Federal Government paid the old N33,000 stipend.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, in January, announced that payment of ₦77,000 to corps members will begin in February 2025.
The NYSC DG, while speaking to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina State, confirmed that the increment, which has been approved by the Federal Government and included in the 2025 budget, will take effect once the budget is passed.
“The Federal Government has already approved the increment of your allowance. It is no longer news; what we have the approval in our hands. What we are waiting for is just the passage of the budget.
“This month (January) has already ended, but once the budget is passed, by next month (February), you will start receiving N77,000 instead of the usual N33,000,” he said.
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But despite the budget being passed by President Bola Tinubu, some of the corps members who have received their monthly allowance said they were paid N33,000.
A corps member, Faith Sammy, posted a screenshot of her February allowance,e, which was N33,000 on X.
Another corps member, with the user name, Omoyeni also confirmed that she got N33,000.
She tweeted, “@officialnyscng Corper will start collecting 77k for Alawee in February. February end na 33k I still receive. Pls pls don’t talk about that 77k again. If you all ain’t gonna implement it.”
Meanwhile, the federal government and the National Youth Service Corps are yet to give a reason as to why the new corps members’ allowance didn’t take off again in February.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
